Iran says the United Nations Security Council must impose sanctions on Israel over its use of banned chemical weapons against “defenseless people” in Palestine and Lebanon.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has turned into a tool in the hands of certain permanent members who prioritize their political and strategic interests over global peace.

The support that Iran has provided for resistance groups is legitimate within the framework of international law and pursues the purpose of ending the Zionist regime’s acts of occupation and aggression in the region, Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri said.

Irans permanent ambassador to the UN says the Security Council needs to condemn Israels ongoing violations of fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter, and take a decisive action to put an end to the regimes unlawful and criminal acts. Amir Saeid Iravani made the remark in a Wednesdayletterto the UN Secretary-General Antonio ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein AmirAbdollahian has written letters to the UN, NAM movement as well as the OIC to condemn the brutal and aggressive attacks by the Zionist apartheid regime against the people of Gaza. As the brutal and aggressive attacks on Gaza people intensify by the Zionist apartheid regime,the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the ...

Press TV - Dozens of countries attending a UN Security Council meeting have used the forum to take a swipe at the US administration for assassinating the Middle East's most prominent anti-terrorcommander General Qassem Soleimani. The Thursday meeting, originally called to discuss the UN Charter, morphed into an hours-long debate featuring several ...

Sputnik - Tehran has sent documents related to the recent attack on Iran's oil tanker in the Red Sea to the UN Security Council amid continued strained tensions in the region, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday. "[Iran] has passed on the details surrounding the attack on its tanker to the UN and the UN Security Council," Mousavi ...

International Policy Digest | Fuad Suleiman: The UN Security Council has been turned into an instrument for punishing weak states even when there is no threat to world peace. Internal problems within a weak state can bring down, and often have caused the ire of major powers. The Security Council has been quick to impose sanctions for whatever crime ...

MNA Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council does not ban Iran from conducting missile launches, and there is no sign of nuclear component in their missile tests, Russias Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday at the Security Councils session on Iran "We have heard a lot today about ballistic missiles....

IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif in a message disclosed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos new mockery of the UN Security Council. In latest mockery of #UNSC, @SecPompeo bragged abt violating Res 2231; outlined plans for more violations confirmed that US and allies rely on defunct Res 1929 provision on missiles turned an isolated ...

MNA In a letter to the UN Security Council, Irans Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Es'hagh Al Habib said Saudis are plotting to wage sabotage activities in Iran, urging the international community to stop them. Existing documentation proves that Saudi Arabia is planning to hatch destructive security and economic plots in Iran,...

Tasnim A United Nations panel of experts claimed that Yemeni forces are still being armed with ballistic missiles and drones that show characteristics similar to those made by Iran. AFP cited a confidential report to the UN Security Council as confirming the panel continues to believe ballistic missiles and other weapons are being transferred from ...

Press TV- The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, a day after Israelitroops unleashed a brutal crackdown on Palestinian protesters, killing dozens of people and wounding over 2,700 others. The meeting began with a moment ...

Press TV - Palestinian officials are reportedly pushing for a UN Security Council resolution that rejects US President Donald Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israels capital. The measure, which would strongly condemn Washingtons decision and demand its reversal, would almost certainly face a US veto, diplomats said Wednesday....

Reuters - North Korea on Tuesday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions and said the United States would soon face the greatest pain it had ever experienced. The Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea on Monday over the countrys sixth and most powerful nuclear test, imposing a ban on its ...

Press TV- The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a revised US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest ever nuclear test just over a week ago, diplomats say. According to the diplomats, the 15 Security Council members will vote later on Monday on the watered-down resolution, which no longer proposes ...

June 8, The Iran Project - The followingis the UN security Council's statement on twin attacks in Tehran: The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the barbaric and cowardly terrorist attacks which took place in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, on 7 June, during which at least 50 people were killed or injured, for ...

Sputnik News- Iran's Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai stated that Iran is interested in continuing its partnership with Russia and in developing it, including in the spheres that require the consent of the UN Security Council. Tehran wants tocontinue developing defense industry cooperation withMoscow, including onissues that might require the UN ...

Press TV- The UN Security Council has confirmed that Iran has complied with the provisions of the historic nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries. Speaking at Wednesday's meeting of the council, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political AffairsJeffrey Fletman briefed the council on its Resolution 2231 which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive ...

The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations says the sole goal of some Security Council membersto raise the issue of humanitarian situation in Syria is to put pressure on Damascus and weaken its position before the next round of peace talks. Some members of the Security Council want to violate Syrian sovereignty and deny the role the Syrian ...